About Me

The day to day life of a Bible believing mom with a son, daughter in law, two gorgeous grandkids, 4 horses, 2 cats and a great husband of 40 years. I'm a horse lover, I have had them my whole life. I'm a country girl and enjoy living on 400 acres of beautiful Maine land but I also enjoy a good dose of retail therapy with lunch out and a pedi to make for a perfect day. It's not life in the fast lane, more like the breakdown lane but it's my life and I love it!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

We have been having some glorious weather here in the NE hence my absence from the computer world. There is nothing like being outside in the sunshine with your hands in the dirt planting annuals or putting in some new perennials. Here are some of my early bloomers. Lupine is growing profusely in my front garden even though I pulled a lot of it out last fall. I love it but it can take over so it shall get another thinning after it finishes blossoming.

I have several varieties of columbine, I love this new white one that I put in this year. So delicate and lovely. Here are a few more.

My coral bells haven’t blossomed yet but I love the rich color of the foliage.

I put in lots of petunias. This is a new variety that is supposed to spread nicely. I’ll do before and after pictures later on in the season to see if they do what they are supposed to do.

Hummmmm…bunnies in the garden, the best kind they don’t eat the plants!

Even the weeds are pretty, I love these little buttercups.

These yellow daisies bloom all summer and fall as long as I deadhead them.

My bleeding heart is a bit skimpy this year, maybe it was the rough winter we had.

I always put something in the ole’ bean pot. Actually I would rather it was some nice bean hole beans with lots of molasses and cooked in the ground! Oh, and don’t forget the nice hot biscuits!

Summer also brings fun times with the boys. Miss T and her best friend K come over and ride often which they love. Today they were riding Lil’ Bud who is 23 years old and such a good boy for kids to ride.

K is just starting to ride and is building her confidence. Miss T is going along for support. :o)

Miss T loves to canter. Whoops! Got to get those hands and heels down but the lead is right! :o)

Hugs for Bud.

And nice scratching too.

Good job K, she’s riding by herself now!

Every horse deserves to be loved by a little girl!!!!

Yesterday Miss T and I went trail riding, she rode Kipper and I rode Lil’ Bud. I wish I had had my camera as it was beautiful out in the woods. Next time!

13 comments:

Look at the smile on Lil Bud and the kids!! Love it!!! And it isn't just the little ladies that need to love on horses- it works for us umm.... not so little ones too ;)

Oh your flowers are so so lovely. Someday... someday I'll have some flowers growing. Not this year though- our region has once again been moved into extreme drought conditions. Spent some time this morning looking for hay--- and the only hay I saw listed was almost 3 hours away. We got a roll delivered two days ago.. and the horses are less than impressed with it. So was I since we had to pay $80 for about a 950# roll.

Going to be a long year my friend.

But-- smooch those babies and ponies, and enjoy those amazing gardens!!! Love you tremendously!!

I'm loving all of your flowers that are now in bloom. I bought a Lupine plant last year and it's really getting big right now and it won't be long before it starts to bloom. I've been wanting to go to the greenhouse to buy my Impatiens and Petunias, as well as a couple of baskets to hang but it's been so cold and miserable. The furnace even kicked on last night!!! It's suppose to warm right up again by the end of the week so hopefully I'll be able to get those plants then. Our growing season is so short, we certainly don't need it to be even shorter! lol Today it's cloudy and 61F...sigh.

Love the pictures of Miss T and her friend K riding Lil Bud. He sure got a lot of lovin' from them and no doubt he loved every minute of it:-) Heyyyy, what kind of blogger are you anyway, forgetting your camera when you went trail riding with Miss T???? Shame on you! hehe

I've got a roast beef cooking and I must now go peel some potatoes and turnip. With the cool weather I don't mind using the oven:-) Take care my dear friend and know that I love you to bits!! xoxoxo

Having those horses around for the children to enjoy is a great blessing. I loved seeing all the pictures. Your flowers are all beautiful. I have many of the same here at my house and my coral bells are blooming. The hummingbirds love them.They are fascinating to watch as they go from each tiny little bell to the next. Summer time is wonderful.

Welcome!

Welcome to my little corner of the world. I love having folks stop by and really enjoy it when you leave me a comment. It's always exciting around here. The woods are full of wildlife that visit us regularly which is better then television. The horses keep us entertained with their foolishness like eating The Hubs straw hat after playing tug of war with it. The cats rule the house, just ask them. The grandchildren live a five minute walk away and that is such a treat!